Better Call Saul: “Five-O” Photo Preview
Mike Ehrmantraut has had a few interactions with Jimmy McGill over the course of the first season of Better Call Saul, but he'll be more in the spotlight in Monday's "Five-O." As we saw at the end of the last episode, Mike received a visit from some members of the Philadelphia Police Department. Mistakes he made in the past are coming back to haunt him, and maybe Mike will have to ask Jimmy for help. Or maybe he'll turn to other sources. Flip through the bellow gallery to see a preview of what's ahead.
Better Call Saul: "Five-O" Photo Gallery:
Watch "Five-O" on Monday, March 9th, at 10:00pm ET/PT on AMC.
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Harmonix Brings Borderlands Characters to Dance Central Spotlight
Gearbox Software and Harmonix have partnered to bring Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel characters to Dance Central Spotlight for Xbox One, according to a PAX East panel today.
A trailer showed both Claptrap and Nisha dancing in-game. Players can enter five X's or five Y's on the character select screen and will have access to the new character models, free of charge.
The characters are available in Dance Central Spotlight now.
Look at These Gorgeous Halo 5 Xbox One Controllers
On the show floor of PAX East, attendees can get a glimpse of some spiffy, original Xbox One controllers featuring promising upcoming games. Halo 5: Guardians, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, Evolve, Fable Legends, and more designs look gorgeous on the game pad.
Each comes in a custom-carved wooden case, too, but they weren't for sale. Check out the gallery below to see what your controller might look like with awesome Xbox One game imagery -- even if they're not available.
Here’s When You Can Play the Next Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel DLC
Today, Gearbox Software revealed the next Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel DLC and its release date at a PAX East panel.
Claptastic Voyage will launch March 24 and will be available to players who purchased the season pass. It is an expansion that takes place in Claptrap's mind and bridges the gap between Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Borderlands 2. The DLC will feature new levels and a new story, including new gear called "glitched gear." Players will get to "experience Claptrap's hopes, dreams fears, and stupidity."
Claptastic Voyage will launch March 24.
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Jotun Brings Shadow of the Colossus and Vikings Together
Comparing an unknown entity to a revered franchise often sets impossible expectations, casting the newcomer in the shadow of something greater. In the case of Jotun, its similarity to Shadow of the Colossus only excited me more, and there was already plenty to enjoy at first glance.
Out of the gate, I loved Jotun for its main character. She's a burly, surly ginger with a big battle axe, and that's badass. Despite her bulky size, she always appears petite next to the titanic bosses she's set out to slay. Her light/heavy attacks don't deal a ton of damage, but this plays into the challenge of Jotun: It's an action game about positioning, precision, and patterns.
See Halo 5, Xenoblade and More from PAX East’s Show Floor
We're on the show floor at PAX East 2015, and Boston's convention center is chock-full of the hottest games, big and small. There's so much to see and experience, we don't know where to start.
With a plethora of options before us, we decided that the IGN community should see everything that we can. So we reached out to you via social media, and took your requests. Here's everything you wanted to see from PAX East 2015!
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Monument Valley Sales Surge After House of Cards Appearance
Indie puzzle platformer Monument Valley has seen a significant boost on mobile downloads charts thanks to an appearance in the recently released third season of House of Cards.
Main character Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is seen playing and describing the game in the fifth episode of the hit Netflix series. As a result, the game has soared into the top 10 top paid apps on iTunes, where it currently resides at number 10 and is number three in the paid games category on the Google Play store. The game did not rank in the top 25 on either app store before appearing on the show.
Chris Evans Visits Sick Kids Dressed as Cap
Marvel movie stars Chris Evans and Chris Pratt paid a visit to Seattle's Children's Hospital today to bring some cheer to its young patients.
Evans was dressed in his Captain America costume while Pratt was in street clothes.
The hospital ran the news on its site: "Oskar Beechum, 7, lit up when Evans – dressed as Captain America – and Pratt surprised him in his room. Oskar is being treated for epilepsy and has been inpatient at Seattle Children’s for four months. 'Meeting them was a nice reprieve for us,' Oskar’s mom Kelli said. 'So many of our visitors are doctors, and the conversations are medical. I can’t wait to watch the Captain America movie with Oskar. It will be like he knows him personally now.'”
Cliffy B Talks F2P Model, More, for His Studio’s New Game
At PAX East today, Boss Key Studios founder Cliff Bleszinski held a panel to discuss starting a new game studio, and creating its original IP, BlueStreak.
The studio also revealed that the game is being built on the Unreal 4 engine, and during the presentation Boss Key showed off a brief glimpse of footage from the game.
During the panel, Bleszinski touched on the importance of the metagame in keeping players coming back "for 30 months." He also mentioned how his team is trying to eschew some of the more bothersome issues players have with the free to play model.
"Any item that affects game play," he told the audience, can be acquired "through grinding." He compared his ideal F2P model to Disneyland, saying that when a person visits the park, they have the choice to spend money as they see fit once inside, but they can still enjoy and experience all the park has to offer. He contrasted that with Vegas, where the push to spend to increase enjoyment is non-stop.
Killer Instinct Dev Reveals New Character and Modes
Killer Instinct Season 2 developer Iron Galaxy Studios has revealed details on “Ghost Girl,” the game’s newest character in an unused PAX East video, as well as upcoming content upgrades at a PAX East 2015 panel today.
Hisako was recently teased in a trailer for Killer Instinct's last character, Aganos, and she will be available to players in March.
The 19-year-old Japanese spirit woman is equipped with her father’s naginata, which allows her to attack from long range. Her gameplay style involves a lot of counter-attacking, including a Wrath meter that can be used to cause more damage.